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  • Saudi Arabia’s defenses thwart new Houthi attacks

    Earlier on Monday, the Kingdom’s Ministry of Defense said air defenses intercepted and destroyed a “hostile aerial target” launched toward the city of Taif. “The aerial threat was launched by the Houthi militia from inside Yemen,” the ministry said, adding: “We are taking deterrent operational measures to neutralize the threat and protect civilians.”

  • Israeli Defense Officials Cast Doubt on Threat to Attack Iran

    Israel has threatened military action to destroy Iran’s nuclear program if need be. But defense officials say Israel does not have the ability, at least not anytime soon.

  • Saudi defenses destroy two Houthi drones targeting Abha airport, SPA says

    Saudi Arabia’s air defences on Sunday destroyed two drones launched by Yemen’s Houthis toward the Abha international airport in the southwest of the kingdom, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. State-run SPA cited a statement from the Saudi-led coalition fighting the Iran-aligned Houthi group which controls most of northern Yemen.

  • McGurk Says US Committed to Regional Defense of Saudi Arabia

    He pointed to the meetings held by the US envoy to Iran and the official of the negotiating team on the Iranian nuclear program in Vienna, Robert Malley, with the entire Gulf Cooperation Council, and the joint statement issued before the next round in Vienna.

  • Perspective: America Needs Saudi Self-Defense

    The threat to Saudi Arabia is real. The Journal reports that the Houthis have conducted 375 cross-border attacks on Saudi Arabia this year. This Monday Saudi air defenses intercepted a ballistic missile over the capital. In March the Houthis unsuccessfully attacked a major Saudi oil port.

  • Saudi Arabia Pleads for Missile-Defense Resupply as Its Arsenal Runs Low

    Saudi Arabia is running out of the ammunition it uses to defend against weekly drone and missile attacks on its kingdom and is urgently appealing to the U.S. and its Gulf and European allies for a resupply, U.S. and Saudi officials said. Over the past several months, Saudi Arabia has been attacked by nearly a dozen ballistic missile and drone strikes launched each week by the Yemen-based Houthi rebels, U.S. and Saudi officials said. The Saudi military has successfully fended off most of the barrages with its Patriot surface-to-air missile system, but its arsenal of interceptors—missiles used to shoot down airborne weapons—has fallen dangerously low, these officials said.

  • Israel defense ministry slashes cyber export list, drops Saudi Arabia, UAE

    Israel has updated the list of countries local companies are permitted to sell cybersecurity tools to, reducing the overall number to 37 countries, down from 102. The new list mainly includes western European countries, the U.S., and Canada

  • Saudi deputy defense minister discusses defense cooperation with GCC

    He was heading the Kingdom’s delegation at the 18th session of the Joint Defense Council of the GCC Ministers of Defense, which was held in Riyadh on Monday, chaired by Bahraini Minister of Defense Affairs Lt. Gen. Abdullah Al-Nuaimi and in the presence of GCC Secretary-General Nayef Al-Hajraf.

  • Boeing among several leading US firms signed up for Saudi’s World Defense Show

    Industry giants Boeing, Lockheed and General Dynamics will participate in the World Defense Show in Saudi Arabia, according to the General Authority of Military Industries (GAMI). The North American firms have confirmed their attendance at the event, set to take place between March 6 and 9 2022 in Riyadh. Other firms taking space in the USA Pavilion include GE Aviation, Alaska Structures, Bell, Leonardo DRS, Oshkosh, PKL Services, S&K Aerospace and SAFE Boats.

  • Under pressure over Yemen blockade, Riyadh seeks US help with defenses

    But Riyadh first wants U.S. weapons to help the kingdom strengthen its defence systems following Houthi attacks on its territory with military drones and ballistic missiles, the sources familiar with discussions told Reuters. "Publicly and privately, we've been putting a lot of attention on the port and the airport issue... It's the right thing for Saudi Arabia to do," a senior U.S. government official said on condition of anonymity. The official said the defence of Saudi Arabia is a vital U.S. commitment and "something that the Saudis are specifically looking for".